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NHL
Cole Smith
Cole Smith
Vegas Golden Knights, Left Wing
Age: 30y-4m-8d (Oct 28, 1995)
Exp: 4 Years
Country: US
Drafted: Undrafted, NSH, 2020
Agent(s): Dean Grillo (O2K Worldwide Management Group)
2025-26 Cap Hit
$1,000,000
2025-26 Cash
$1,005,207
Career Earnings
$3,590,207
2024-2025 Extension (CURRENT)
Cole Smith signed a 2 year, $2,000,000 contract with the Nashville Predators, including $2,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,000,000. In 2025-26, Smith will earn a base salary of $1,000,000, while carrying a cap hit of $1,000,000.
Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $2,000,000
Average Salary:
$1,000,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2026 / UFA
| Year | Age | Cap HitAnnual | Cap % League Cap | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 |
|
29 | $1,000,000 | 1.14% | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | ||||
| 2025-26 |
|
30 | $1,000,000 | 1.05% | $234,375 | $1,234,375 | ||||
| 2026-27 |
|
31 |
UFA |
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| Accrued Dead Cap | ||||||||||
| 2025-26 |
|
30 | $770,832 | 0.81% | $770,832 | - | ||||
| Year | Age | Base Salary | Cap Hit | Cap % League | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 |
|
29 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 1.14% | |||||
| 2025-26 |
|
30 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 1.05% | |||||
| 2026-27 |
|
31 |
UFA |
|||||||
| Accrued Dead Cap | ||||||||||
| 2025-26 |
|
30 | $770,832 | $770,832 | 0.81% | |||||
| Year | Age | Base Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Cash Remaining | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 |
|
29 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | - | $1,000,000 | $617,188 | ||||
| 2025-26 |
|
30 | $234,375 | $234,375 | $1,234,375 | - | $617,188 | $234,375 | ||||
| Retained/Dead Cash | ||||||||||||
| 2025-26 |
|
30 | $770,832 | $770,832 | - | - | $770,832 | $770,832 | ||||
Source:
NHL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2023-2023 Extension
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $775,000
Average Salary:
$775,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2022-2022 Extension
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $750,000
Average Salary:
$750,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2021-2021 Extension
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $750,000
Average Salary:
$750,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2022 / RFA
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2020-2020 Rookie
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $925,000
Average Salary:
$925,000
Signing Bonus:
$92,500
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Seasons
4 Years
Career Earnings thru 2025
$3,590,207
Earnings w/ Different Teams
2 teams
Earnings Per Year
| Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 26 |
|
Reserve / minor-buried
|
$60,000 |
$60,000 |
|
| 2022 | 27 |
|
Active
|
$750,000 |
$810,000 |
|
| 2023 | 28 |
|
Active
|
$775,000 |
$1,585,000 |
|
| 2024 | 29 |
|
Active
|
$1,000,000 |
$2,585,000 |
|
| 2025 | 30 |
|
Active
Retained
|
$234,375 $770,832 |
$2,819,375 $3,590,207 |
|
| Total |
$3,590,207 |
$2,819,375 $3,590,207 |
||||
| Total |
$3,590,207 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 |
|
$3,355,832 | - | - | $3,355,832 |
| 1 |
|
$234,375 | - | - | $234,375 |
| Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 |
|
26 |
$60,000
|
$60,000 |
$60,000 |
||
| 2022 |
|
27 |
$750,000
|
$750,000 |
$810,000 |
||
| 2023 |
|
28 |
$775,000
|
$775,000 |
$1,585,000 |
||
| 2024 |
|
29 |
$1,000,000
|
$1,000,000 |
$2,585,000 |
||
| 2025 |
|
30 |
$234,375 $770,832
|
$234,375 $770,832 |
$2,819,375 $3,590,207 |
||
| Total |
$3,590,207 |
$3,590,207 |
$2,819,375 $3,590,207 |
||||
| Total |
$3,590,207 |
$3,590,207 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 |
|
$3,355,832 | - | - | $3,355,832 |
| 1 |
|
$234,375 | - | - | $234,375 |
Injuries
| Year | Dates | Games Missed | Reason | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 |
NSH |
Nov 07, 2025 - Dec 17, 2025 | 0 | Upper Body |
| 2024-25 |
NSH |
Dec 23, 2024 - Jan 21, 2025 | 0 | Lower Body |
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Mar 04, 2026
Traded to Las Vegas (VGK) from Nashville (NSH) for 2028 3rd round pick and Christoffer Sedoff
-
Jan 24, 2024
Signed a 2 year $2 million contract extension with Nashville (NSH)
-
Feb 06, 2023
Signed a 1 year $775,000 contract extension with Nashville (NSH)
-
Jul 14, 2022
Signed a 1 year $750,000 contract extension with Nashville (NSH)
-
Jul 15, 2021
Signed a 1 year $750,000 contract extension with Nashville (NSH)
-
Mar 19, 2020
Signed a 1 year $925,000 contract with Nashville (NSH)
| Year | Team | GP | G | MIN | A | PTS | +/- | SOG | S% | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | Blk | Hit | PIM | FO Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | VEG | 43 | 6 | 606 | 4 | 0 | -7 | 52 | .115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 120 | 31 | 4 |
| 2024 | NAS | 71 | 4 | 966 | 8 | 0 | -15 | 69 | .058 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 163 | 69 | 9 |
| 2023 | NAS | 80 | 9 | 1,095 | 14 | 23 | 5 | 112 | .080 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 208 | 63 | 5 |
| 2022 | NAS | 69 | 4 | 879 | 13 | 17 | -3 | 64 | .063 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 198 | 60 | 0 |
| 2021 | NAS | 8 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | NAS | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
